East Union, Noble County, Ohio

East Union is an unincorporated community in northwestern Stock Township, Noble County, Ohio, United States.

[2] East Union was the site of the first permanent Roman Catholic settlement in Ohio.

The community was founded in 1803 or 1804 under the name of "the Archer settlement" by several families, including one Catholic.

[3] Originally, East Union was the north end of the Archer settlement, which extended southward to Crumtown.

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